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Ikhbal (15, on left) has been crying off and on for two days. Recently married, she is both sad to leave her family nest and anxious about her future at her husband's camp. .The veil celebration: before moving to her new husband's camp, Ikhbal, a recently married Kyrgyz girl, will exchange the red veil of the unmarried girl for the white veil signifying that she is now a married woman..

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Contained in galleries: Pamir, Winter 2012

Ikhbal (15, on left) has been crying off and on for two days. Recently married, she is both sad to leave her family nest and anxious about her future at her husband's camp. .The veil celebration: before moving to her new husband's camp, Ikhbal, a recently married Kyrgyz girl, will exchange the red veil of the unmarried girl for the white veil signifying that she is now a married woman..